Dossier
Kali Galanis
Coverage of Kali Galanis in the Nexus archive.
- Murdered 9-year-old begged not to go on trip with dad months before he allegedly killed her, mom testifies
The mother of 9-year-old Melina Frattolin testified that her daughter refused to travel with her father to Ethiopia months before prosecutors allege he killed her during a summer trip to New York. The father is charged with second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse after falsely reporting Melina's abduction and later admitting during questioning that killing her overseas would have been easier.
- Melina Frattolin's mother testifies in murder trial of daughter
The trial for Luciano Frattolin continued with Kali Galanis, Melina Frattolin's mother, testifying. Family members were present in the courtroom during the proceedings.